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assad's vice-president was not there. there has been speculation and claims by the rebels that the syrian vice-president has defected. that has been denied by the government as he did defect that, would be the second key leader to leave this regime in the past month. in the meantime, fighting continues in aleppo, where the rebels cling to the city, fighting close to the airport, the airport is the chief supply line for government forces in that major city. finally, north, near the border with turkey, small town, many of them controlled by the rebels, continue to be shelled by government forces. more than two hours of artillery. the towns are ghost towns and the people who remain are facing real shortages of food, water and electricity. >> eric: thank you so much. in israel, lots of public debate over the possibility of a preemptive strike on the iran disputed nuclear program. and ahmadinejad branded israel again as, quote, an insult to humanity and called it a corrupt minority. some estimates say the clock is ticking with
assad's vice-president was not there. there has been speculation and claims by the rebels that the syrian vice-president has defected. that has been denied by the government as he did defect that, would be the second key leader to leave this regime in the past month. in the meantime, fighting continues in aleppo, where the rebels cling to the city, fighting close to the airport, the airport is the chief supply line for government forces in that major city. finally, north, near the border with...
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the united nations reports the president there bashar assad's regime is guilty of crimes against humanity. guilty of murder and torture and rape and indiscriminate attack on perfectly innocent people. and now fox news can confirm it is very real. because our veteran war correspondent steve harrigan saw it happen. the place is a azaz in syria. right on the border with turkey steve watched as a warplane flew overhead and dropped ammunition killing dozens of people, including six members of one man's family. [shouting] >> incredible emotion here. minutes ago a fighter jet dropped a missile down here [inaudible] >> shepard: steve harrigan on scene as the government murdered its own citizens. the plane coming by not once but twice killing those innocence. it's one strike of which we are positive in an uprising turn civil war that the activists say has left 21,000 people dead in syria tomorrow. turkey to safely bring us the firsthand account of what he and his team witnessed. steve, to you. >> shepard, we really left on the run today throwing everything in the van and driving about two miles ac
the united nations reports the president there bashar assad's regime is guilty of crimes against humanity. guilty of murder and torture and rape and indiscriminate attack on perfectly innocent people. and now fox news can confirm it is very real. because our veteran war correspondent steve harrigan saw it happen. the place is a azaz in syria. right on the border with turkey steve watched as a warplane flew overhead and dropped ammunition killing dozens of people, including six members of one...
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then president obama saidba assad should go. it's been over a year, the man has slaughtered tens of thousands of his own people and more foreign fighters are spilling into this country. the longer this has gone on, the more people -- groups like al qaeda are going in. we could have more easily identified the free syrian army, the freedom fighters, working with our allies, the turks and the saudis, had we had a better plan in place to begin with, working through our allies. but, no, we waited for kofi annan to try to come up with an agreement to the u.n. that, bought assad time. we gave russia veto power over our efforts through the u.n. and meanwhile, about 30,000 syrians are dead. >> what would my friend do differently? if you notice, he never answers the question -- >> no, we would not be going through the u.n. i. you don't go through the u.d n. we are in the process now and have been for months, in making sure that help, humanitarian aid, as well as other aid and training is getting to those forces that we believe the turks,
then president obama saidba assad should go. it's been over a year, the man has slaughtered tens of thousands of his own people and more foreign fighters are spilling into this country. the longer this has gone on, the more people -- groups like al qaeda are going in. we could have more easily identified the free syrian army, the freedom fighters, working with our allies, the turks and the saudis, had we had a better plan in place to begin with, working through our allies. but, no, we waited...
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more than 30,000 people dead so assad is all in. he's going to pay any price and the russians think if they continue to buy time, the rest of the world will lose interest. >> if assad leaves, one of the places he could gain exile would be russia. >> moscow says it's not on the table but it's the only place he could feel secure. the depositories are not an option. >> probably not. could russia say enough is enough, let's bring assad to russia and get it over once and for all? >> they could if they want but they would rather have him there, realizing his neck is on the line, so they can have a friend in future government. >> we talked about the base in the northern part of the country. the way i read it, the rebels are going in, getting a stronghold in the military base and if they, for some reason, choke off the supply routes into damascus, that would be a huge, huge big blow to the assad regime. >> it would. they're doing better not only militarily but politically getting their act together with external prodding and having more ide
more than 30,000 people dead so assad is all in. he's going to pay any price and the russians think if they continue to buy time, the rest of the world will lose interest. >> if assad leaves, one of the places he could gain exile would be russia. >> moscow says it's not on the table but it's the only place he could feel secure. the depositories are not an option. >> probably not. could russia say enough is enough, let's bring assad to russia and get it over once and for all?...
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it is the same thing assad is doing. he has to break the will of those allowing the rebels to operate within the various cities. if the rebels had to go out into the field and not the cities, they could target the rebels. i don't justify it, but from a war perspective, it is a war about rebels for the assad regime. it will keep getting bloodie r&b loodier. >> is it the will that is being broken or not? >> i would say not. i would say it is the reverse affect. it is interesting to try and compare these rebel fighters, the little we have seen of them with what we have seen in libia a year ago. those rebels were for awhile running forward a few days and then running backwards a few days. they are holding firm. shepherd? >> thank you both. we greatly appreciate it. >>> federal charges for the man accused of opening fire on the offices of the conservative lobbying group in dc, the response from the head of the group next. and earlier this week we showed you a wild car crash. now this is a new view of the same thing. video fro
it is the same thing assad is doing. he has to break the will of those allowing the rebels to operate within the various cities. if the rebels had to go out into the field and not the cities, they could target the rebels. i don't justify it, but from a war perspective, it is a war about rebels for the assad regime. it will keep getting bloodie r&b loodier. >> is it the will that is being broken or not? >> i would say not. i would say it is the reverse affect. it is interesting...
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supporters of the assad regime in syria. battling against those who oppose him. shooting it out on the streets in lebanon. overnight in turkey. we saul possible spillover violence. this time a car bomb that killed 9 and wounded at least 50 people. finally at least one more reporter has been killed inside syria near the city of aleppo. the woman was 45 years old. a japanese reporter. she was gunned down by government troops while traveling with the rebels. she was had 5 years old. and she is the 19th reporter killed inside syria since november. shepard, back to you. >> shepard: steve harrigan along the border in turkey tonight. steve, thanks. mystery after a train jumps the tracks and two teenagers are dead. now the wreck that happened in maryland is creating problems as far as away as guantanamo bay, cuba. catherine herridge is there and live. plus, why forecasters say there is a plus side to the historic drought that's killing our nation's crops and drying up critical waterways. a plus side to this drought? that's straight ahead on fox report. this is rudy. his
supporters of the assad regime in syria. battling against those who oppose him. shooting it out on the streets in lebanon. overnight in turkey. we saul possible spillover violence. this time a car bomb that killed 9 and wounded at least 50 people. finally at least one more reporter has been killed inside syria near the city of aleppo. the woman was 45 years old. a japanese reporter. she was gunned down by government troops while traveling with the rebels. she was had 5 years old. and she is the...
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you've actually met president assad. tell me your impression. >> on our way to iraq we had to go -- we were asked to go and stop by to see assad. this was right after, maybe six months after president obama was elected. the whole purpose was to get assad who had the relationship with iran to work with iran to bring them into the tent so that we could work on the palestine israeli issue. we were working at that time with egypt and also with jordan. well, one of the first things he said, america i, your president said i'm the axis of evil. another sheriff. we had another conversation. he thought that was the case. his personality was such that he was low key. we talked for a long period of time. we had to say we had to go. i said to him look. you're in a position to do something in the world, to bring peace. your father is dead, your brother was killed however he was killed, and now you have that relationship. we then talked about helping his people, how this could help his people to bring peace to the area if we could bri
you've actually met president assad. tell me your impression. >> on our way to iraq we had to go -- we were asked to go and stop by to see assad. this was right after, maybe six months after president obama was elected. the whole purpose was to get assad who had the relationship with iran to work with iran to bring them into the tent so that we could work on the palestine israeli issue. we were working at that time with egypt and also with jordan. well, one of the first things he said,...
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>> number one it shows the stakes for iran in keeping the bashar al-assad regime in power. would i add russia to that category again there too. which means that the last 18 months and hopes for a diplomatic solution, a transition away from bashar al-assad i think have been very misguided on the part of the western europeans and the obama administration. the syrians depend on russia and iran, and iran and russia are happy to shed a lot of syrian blood to keep bashar al-assad in power. they've already helped do so and they are prepared to continue to do that. jenna: we talked about iran's nuclear program and what the timeline looks like and what it means for our national security. what do you think this effect of trying to spend time and energy in syria is having on iran's nuclear program? is it distracting to the regime? is it taking resources away from the nuclear program or is it doing the opposite and motivating them more to get it up and running faster. >> if it has any effect at all it's much more likely to be the latter. if we don't like iran's behavior in syria and el
>> number one it shows the stakes for iran in keeping the bashar al-assad regime in power. would i add russia to that category again there too. which means that the last 18 months and hopes for a diplomatic solution, a transition away from bashar al-assad i think have been very misguided on the part of the western europeans and the obama administration. the syrians depend on russia and iran, and iran and russia are happy to shed a lot of syrian blood to keep bashar al-assad in power....
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after international pressure mounted, then president obama said assad should go. it's been over a year, the man has slaughtered tens of thousands of his own people. and more foreign fighters are spilling into this country. so the longer this has gone on, the more... people -- groups like al qaeda are going in. we could have more easily identified the free syrian army, freedom fighters, working with our allirks the turk, the saudis, had we had a better plan, working through our allies. but, no, we waited for kofi annan to try to come up with an agreement to the u.n., that bought assad time. we gave russia veto power over our efforts through the numentd u.n. and meanwhile, 30,000 syrians are dead. >> what would my friend do differently? if you notice, he never answers the question -- >> no, we would not be going through the u.n. i. you don't go through the u.n. we are in the process now and have been for months nmaking sure that help, humanitarian aid, as well as other aid and training is getting to those forces that we believe the turks, the injuredanians and the s
after international pressure mounted, then president obama said assad should go. it's been over a year, the man has slaughtered tens of thousands of his own people. and more foreign fighters are spilling into this country. so the longer this has gone on, the more... people -- groups like al qaeda are going in. we could have more easily identified the free syrian army, freedom fighters, working with our allirks the turk, the saudis, had we had a better plan, working through our allies. but, no,...
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the activists are saying the assad regime has already used some of the chemical weapons. that is according to the reporting of the arab news site. the state department spokeswoman cannot confirm it. syrian activists posted video on the interpret claiming to show destruction caused by the chemical weapons. we cannot confirm that. over the weekend the regime told the u.n. it would not use those weapons on civilians. officials say syria is suspected of having the third largest stockpile of chemical weapons after the united states and russia. the situation is just one topic being discussed by world leaders and a meeting of the foreign ministers, 40,000 men and women and children have recorded killed in syria during uprising. now, live from washington. are the united states officials commenting that the government has used the chemical weapons? >>reporter: reporters were told they do not have evidence of this but video uploaded by the syrian opposition and impossible to independently verify by fox, claims to show the use of the chemical weapons by assad regime. this fire which
the activists are saying the assad regime has already used some of the chemical weapons. that is according to the reporting of the arab news site. the state department spokeswoman cannot confirm it. syrian activists posted video on the interpret claiming to show destruction caused by the chemical weapons. we cannot confirm that. over the weekend the regime told the u.n. it would not use those weapons on civilians. officials say syria is suspected of having the third largest stockpile of...
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assad is butchering his own people. we were late to help the opposition doing what they need to do to get the dictator out of there. >> reporter: he campaigns through the weekend. he will be reunited with mitt romney. they will be in new hampshire for a townhall meeting. ryan got talking points under his belt and many ways he has added energy to the ticket that romney needed. >> heather: next to new hampshire where the president was today. thank you so much. >> gregg: congressman ryan talking about syria. it is coming apart at the seams, the fighting raging on as united nations petitions keepers finally give up and leave the country. is embattled syria at the breaking point? we'll talk about with it with john bolton next. ircraft, you want to make sure it goes up and stays up. [ chirp ] with android apps, you get better quality control. so our test flights are less stressful. i've got a lot of paperwork, and time is everything here. that's why i upgraded to the new sprint direct connect. [ chirp ] and the fastest push-t
assad is butchering his own people. we were late to help the opposition doing what they need to do to get the dictator out of there. >> reporter: he campaigns through the weekend. he will be reunited with mitt romney. they will be in new hampshire for a townhall meeting. ryan got talking points under his belt and many ways he has added energy to the ticket that romney needed. >> heather: next to new hampshire where the president was today. thank you so much. >> gregg:...
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if and when assad does fall, who gets the biological and chemical weapons? >> i'm very worried about it. the president finally spoke to it for the first time in 18 months. i'd like to see senator mccain and others to say that it's an absolute precondition, before we give aid to the opposition, that they agree to destroy the chemical weapons or turn them over to us. >> greta: ambassador, thank you, sir. always nice to see you. >> thank you. >> greta: straight ahead, regardless of your political party, can you imagine snubbing the vice president of the united states? one small business owner disss the vice president. he'll tell you why. that's next. also, a democrat telling the audience the democrats will blame bush forever. who said this and was she serious? you'll hear from yourself so you can judge. plus, paul ryan saying our allies losing confidence in our leadership. and is he looking forward to debating joe biden? ♪ ♪ ♪ with a subaru you can always find a way. announcer: love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. we believe the more you know, the be
if and when assad does fall, who gets the biological and chemical weapons? >> i'm very worried about it. the president finally spoke to it for the first time in 18 months. i'd like to see senator mccain and others to say that it's an absolute precondition, before we give aid to the opposition, that they agree to destroy the chemical weapons or turn them over to us. >> greta: ambassador, thank you, sir. always nice to see you. >> thank you. >> greta: straight ahead,...
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it chooses assad. >> let's look to the heart of syria. amnesty international releasing the fact as we look at the video, what's going on there. here is what they're talking about. syrian soldiers going in, executing young men, and burning their homes, and torturing those they arrest and many of the victims are innocent children killed in this horrific violence and then on the heels of that, u.n. observers, suspended activities causing a fear that violence could now get worse, what do you expect on syria, now that u.n. observers are no longer monitoring the situation? >> i don't think that things changed that much with the u.n. gone, better to asking what amnesty international has to say. one of the chief human rights spokesmen, ramen, says the u.n. didn't do much while they were in syria, so they might as well leave. we've been having this debate over whether this will become a civil war, frankly it's looked like a civil war for a long time and may continue to be one, until some sort of external factors change what's on the ground. >> and
it chooses assad. >> let's look to the heart of syria. amnesty international releasing the fact as we look at the video, what's going on there. here is what they're talking about. syrian soldiers going in, executing young men, and burning their homes, and torturing those they arrest and many of the victims are innocent children killed in this horrific violence and then on the heels of that, u.n. observers, suspended activities causing a fear that violence could now get worse, what do you...
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there is a debate brewing about removing bashar al-assad and what comes next. there are those who believe the united states should be more instrumental in ushering along the removal of bashar al-assad. >> all of this is ramped up by leon panetta secretary of defense. let's listen to that. >> iran is playing a larger role in syria in many ways, not only in terms of the irgc, but in terms of assistance, training. there is now indication that they are trying to develop, or trying to train a militia within syria to be able to night on behalf of the regime. martha: so that's what he says about iran's involvement and that escalates this whole decision about what we should do and how much. >> of course it does. this is what iran does. iran gets their tentacles in by training forces, training that regime and backing them. they did the same thing in iraq where they have blood on their hands of thousands of u.s. troops there. iran's gets its tentacles in, supports nasty regimes to further its goals. it draws the lines even clearer for us about who our friends are on foes
there is a debate brewing about removing bashar al-assad and what comes next. there are those who believe the united states should be more instrumental in ushering along the removal of bashar al-assad. >> all of this is ramped up by leon panetta secretary of defense. let's listen to that. >> iran is playing a larger role in syria in many ways, not only in terms of the irgc, but in terms of assistance, training. there is now indication that they are trying to develop, or trying to...
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they are helping the assad regime murder their own people in syria. we have to take them seriously. >> bret: today, israeli president, perez, in an interview said that israel alone should not and cannot attack iran facility. saying this. "it's clear to us we alone cannot do it. we can postpone it but we know we have to go along with america. there are questions of coordination and timing but no matter how much nearer the danger is growing, at least this time we are not alone." how heret. is moving a story quoting netanyahu aides saying, "in opposing israeli attack on peron, peres forgot its place." what is the message from the israeli president and inside the netanyahu administration? >> i have the honor to accompany him when we gave him the presidential medal of freedom. at the end of the day, the decision has to be made by the democratically elected government of israel. that is our duty, that is our right. that right has been recognized by president obama. obama said israel has a right to defend itself against any middle eastern threat. only israel
they are helping the assad regime murder their own people in syria. we have to take them seriously. >> bret: today, israeli president, perez, in an interview said that israel alone should not and cannot attack iran facility. saying this. "it's clear to us we alone cannot do it. we can postpone it but we know we have to go along with america. there are questions of coordination and timing but no matter how much nearer the danger is growing, at least this time we are not alone."...
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this is one of the most significant diminishing of power for the bashar al-assad regime. we've seen the military be a full supporter of asaid. a few defections but nothing of that caliber that would keep him there. there's a few factors that since march of 2011 when uprisings began in syria that helped assad stayed in power. little by little we see these factors dissolve, one the military and this large defection we had today. the other being support from russia. the two other elements that still remain in place, however, keeping him there, are thal away community, the minority shiite community assad comes from are still in place and a supporter as well as the iranian have a regime. -- regime. we're getting closer and the news of the general defecting is one step closer to the imminent collapse of the assad regime. >> we're talking about this videotape we just mentioned and all of a sudden up this advantage in the propaganda war fought inside syria as well. another blow i would think to the assad regime. >> right, not only do you have the general defecting saying i no lon
this is one of the most significant diminishing of power for the bashar al-assad regime. we've seen the military be a full supporter of asaid. a few defections but nothing of that caliber that would keep him there. there's a few factors that since march of 2011 when uprisings began in syria that helped assad stayed in power. little by little we see these factors dissolve, one the military and this large defection we had today. the other being support from russia. the two other elements that...
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is rushing to prepare for a series of complex outcomes of assad's probable ouster. we're told there's a real fear of al-qaeda taking advantage of the instability. the source says the educated guess is that foreign fighters, many al-qaeda, are likely flooding into syria from iraq sensing the end of the assad regime is near. the problem is that syria is armed with stockpiles of chemical weapons including nerve gas which can result in indiscriminate and gruesome death. >> the longer we refrain from helping people watching relatives being slaughtered and the more time we give islamist extremist so insinuate themself into the rebellion or opposition or whatever you call it, the more dangerous the situation becomes in the long run. >> president obama yesterday reiterated that warning to the assad regime. >> they'll be held accountable by the international community and united states should they make the tragic mistake of using those weapons. >> the administration has not said how they would be held accountable. the centuries old rivalries of chance. they've ruled ruthless
is rushing to prepare for a series of complex outcomes of assad's probable ouster. we're told there's a real fear of al-qaeda taking advantage of the instability. the source says the educated guess is that foreign fighters, many al-qaeda, are likely flooding into syria from iraq sensing the end of the assad regime is near. the problem is that syria is armed with stockpiles of chemical weapons including nerve gas which can result in indiscriminate and gruesome death. >> the longer we...
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the president established a red line saying if assad uses them we'll go in. that would require a huge invasion that's frowned upon because you can spread the munitions. you don't know if you'll get them all. i don't think the united states is really prepared politically or militarilily for another major invasion so we ought to work with rebels, cultivating reliable, less islamist but that involves training and selling and providing them arms, something the obama administration refuses to do. >> you said you think it's inevitable that assad will lose control of the weapons. what would happen if some of those weapons were transferred for safekeeping to hezbollah in lebanon? >> that would be a huge red line. incidentally the obama administration, president obama himself, came out and announced this change of policy right when defense secretary panetta came back from israel. almost certainly the change came about due to a warning from israel and expression of concern. israel's not afraid to act when threatened. in 2007 they blew up a nuclear facility they were bu
the president established a red line saying if assad uses them we'll go in. that would require a huge invasion that's frowned upon because you can spread the munitions. you don't know if you'll get them all. i don't think the united states is really prepared politically or militarilily for another major invasion so we ought to work with rebels, cultivating reliable, less islamist but that involves training and selling and providing them arms, something the obama administration refuses to do....
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and that we could end up with assad being gone quickly. i have no idea whether we're feckless and pathetic or southerly working with the nato allies to get rid of assad. >> suddenly we're making him the proxy in the region, maggot region. he's not reliable ally. it could be a problem in the future. >> that is it for the panel. stay tuned for the continuing search for campaign slogan. it's very important to understand how math and science kind of makes the world work. in high school, i had a physics teacher by the name of mr. davies. he made physics more than theoretical, he made it real for me. we built a guitar, we did thingwith electronics and mother boards. that's where the interest in engineering came from. so now, as an engineer, i have a career that speaks to that passion. thank you, mr. davies. that could adapt to changing road conditions. one that continually monitors and corrects for wheel slip. we imagined a vehicle that can increase emergency braking power when you need it most. and we imagined it oking like nothing else on the
and that we could end up with assad being gone quickly. i have no idea whether we're feckless and pathetic or southerly working with the nato allies to get rid of assad. >> suddenly we're making him the proxy in the region, maggot region. he's not reliable ally. it could be a problem in the future. >> that is it for the panel. stay tuned for the continuing search for campaign slogan. it's very important to understand how math and science kind of makes the world work. in high school,...
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president obama warning syria's president assad, u.s. military intervention is possible if chemical weapons are used in that country's civil war. activists claim at least 100 people were killed in aleppo on monday. the government hitting the city with tanks, airstrikes and executions. the assad regime has confirmed it has chemical weapons and threatens to use them against any foreign invaders. >> record drought has caused water levels to drop below 9 feet in the mississippi. products are too heavy for passage. low water has halted traffic a number of time this is month. the coast guard says it is not clear when the shallow section of the river will be able to open again. i'm ainsley earhardt, now back to "on the record." exxonmobil. back to "on the record." >> greta: roger clemens is heading back to baseball two months after a federal jury cleared him of lying to congress about using performance-enhancing drugs. clemens is heading back to the baseball diamond in the minor leagues. he signed with a team in the independent atlantic league.
president obama warning syria's president assad, u.s. military intervention is possible if chemical weapons are used in that country's civil war. activists claim at least 100 people were killed in aleppo on monday. the government hitting the city with tanks, airstrikes and executions. the assad regime has confirmed it has chemical weapons and threatens to use them against any foreign invaders. >> record drought has caused water levels to drop below 9 feet in the mississippi. products are...
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but the problem here is if we try too hard to push assad over, the intervention will be seen by assad's allies as an excuse to discredit the opposition. in other words, a big american footprint here doesn't help the opposition. so what we're doing is doing things behind the scenes, cia, other agencies looking for chemical weapons, helping get the arms to the right people. it's not enough, but it's what we can do without putting a big american stamp on this opposition which really isn't helpful to them. jenna: is it not helpful to them, brett? >> no, i think they would welcome the help just as the people of benghazi welcomed the help when nato finally intervened in libya, just as the people of kosovo welcomed the hope, both muslim populations. i mean, the ideas that somehow you put an american stamp on this and you're going to create resentment or sport for assad is absolutely propostrouse. what the syrian people need is help from assad's helicopter gunships, reports he's unleashed gunfighters on his own cities in aleppo and elsewhere. america could do a lot for itself by at least declar
but the problem here is if we try too hard to push assad over, the intervention will be seen by assad's allies as an excuse to discredit the opposition. in other words, a big american footprint here doesn't help the opposition. so what we're doing is doing things behind the scenes, cia, other agencies looking for chemical weapons, helping get the arms to the right people. it's not enough, but it's what we can do without putting a big american stamp on this opposition which really isn't helpful...
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it in a way that always keeps in mind our goal number one is to hasten the end of the bloodshed and assad regime. >> reporter: meantime, inside syria the fighting continues around aleppo. rebels have been holding out last two weeks against government forces. they complain they are running short of ammunition. they have no answer to government air power, using warplanes as well as helicopter gunships against the rebels. when there is a lull in the fighting, refugees try to flee the area. more than 50,000 have crossed the border to turkey. they are coming at a rate of 1,000 a day. human tear situation inside syria is dire. they estimate 2 million civilians are in need because of the fighting. >> rick: steve, thanks. >> heather: congressman ryan already embracing his role as governor romney's running mated and wasting no time going after president obama. his take on economic policies is up next. >> i'm proud to stand with a man who understands what it takes to foster job creat economy. someone who knows from experience that if you have a small business, you did build that! [ applause ] at pu
it in a way that always keeps in mind our goal number one is to hasten the end of the bloodshed and assad regime. >> reporter: meantime, inside syria the fighting continues around aleppo. rebels have been holding out last two weeks against government forces. they complain they are running short of ammunition. they have no answer to government air power, using warplanes as well as helicopter gunships against the rebels. when there is a lull in the fighting, refugees try to flee the area....
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the prime minister would be the most senior member of the assad regime to defect. government officials fired him. but a rebel spokesman and an official in neighboring jordan both say the prime minister escaped into that nation. jordan is already housing more than 100,000 syrian refugees according to local authorities. james rosen live in d.c. tonight. james, how big a deal is this? >> the symbolic value to the opposition is hard to overstate, shep. in reality though, the exprime minister was a sunni, outsider in bashar assad's inner circle. installed in his post only two months ago as part of a long tradition in syria sees sunnies appointed but invested with no real power. at the deeper weaknesses on the part of president assad. >> if he cannot maintain cohesion within his own inner circle, it reflects on his inability to maintain any following among the syrian people. brought off at the point of the gun. >> three army generals and two other ministers also broke ranks, shep. >> shepard: james, is the thinking that the assad regime is on the verge of collapse? what'
the prime minister would be the most senior member of the assad regime to defect. government officials fired him. but a rebel spokesman and an official in neighboring jordan both say the prime minister escaped into that nation. jordan is already housing more than 100,000 syrian refugees according to local authorities. james rosen live in d.c. tonight. james, how big a deal is this? >> the symbolic value to the opposition is hard to overstate, shep. in reality though, the exprime minister...
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. >> in israel, if the assad regime false, who will seize the biological and chemical weapons? hezbollah or not? if and when assad does fall who, gets the bilongical -- biologgal and chemical weapons. >> i am worried about it. president obama first talked about it for the first time in months. i would like mccain and others to say it's an absolute precondition before we give aid to the opposition that they destroy the chemical weapons and return them to us. >> nice to see you. >> regardless of your political party, you can imagine snubbing the vice-president of the united states? one small business owner, this is the vice-president, he's here special he is going to tell you why and what the consequences have been. and a democrat who says that the democrats will blame bush forever. was she serious? hear for yourself. congressman paul ryan, fresh from the trail, saying our allies are losing faith in our leadership. is he worried about debating vice-president biden or looking forward to it? hear directly from congressman paul ryan. [ male announcer ] at scottrade, we believe the m
. >> in israel, if the assad regime false, who will seize the biological and chemical weapons? hezbollah or not? if and when assad does fall who, gets the bilongical -- biologgal and chemical weapons. >> i am worried about it. president obama first talked about it for the first time in months. i would like mccain and others to say it's an absolute precondition before we give aid to the opposition that they destroy the chemical weapons and return them to us. >> nice to see you....
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there is talk now that bashar al-assad may try to seek asylum. should the u.s. position be no, you must be held to account for what you've done, or let's just get him out of here? >> well, i don't think the international criminal court is a legitimate organization under any circumstances, but in this case i think it posts the hard question whether this determination to prosecute somebody doesn't cause more death and destruction than giving somebody like bashar al-assad immunity, getting them out of the country and trying to end this conflict. the problem is it's hard to see who can give him that real grant, maybe the russians and that's why there is reporting that they are talking to bashar al-assad. but one reason i think he and other dictators tend to stay to the end is they don't think there is any real immunity and i think that is too bad. gregg: and the u.s. position should be? >> i think if somebody like russia would grant him asylum that we ought to accept it and see if we can't get this conflict over with before 10,000 more civilians are killed. gregg: b
there is talk now that bashar al-assad may try to seek asylum. should the u.s. position be no, you must be held to account for what you've done, or let's just get him out of here? >> well, i don't think the international criminal court is a legitimate organization under any circumstances, but in this case i think it posts the hard question whether this determination to prosecute somebody doesn't cause more death and destruction than giving somebody like bashar al-assad immunity, getting...
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if so, how is it that assad is still in power? you must know that evil has power. it's almost too late. [ inaudible ] we must use those measures to prevent another catastrophe. >> bret: again, that was the introto the president. >> yeah. this is really hard. the white house, i've been if briefings when they have been asked the question. look, you did it in libya. what is the difference? he is now shelling cities where gaddafi was just promising to or threatening to. he said look there was international coalition willing to go in and provide air cover and do airstrikes in libya. there is not one here. in other words, he doesn't have the international support. not a ground swell of public opinion in the united states. you don't hear romney or republicans, other than mccain kahn and maybe a few others. >> grandstand -- >> i think there was more support for it. >> there was not. it was all leadership. either it exists in the white house or it doesn't. americans don't clamor to go to war. >> bret: fred? >> i agree. if you want to have a coalition, organize a coalition.
if so, how is it that assad is still in power? you must know that evil has power. it's almost too late. [ inaudible ] we must use those measures to prevent another catastrophe. >> bret: again, that was the introto the president. >> yeah. this is really hard. the white house, i've been if briefings when they have been asked the question. look, you did it in libya. what is the difference? he is now shelling cities where gaddafi was just promising to or threatening to. he said look...
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that would probably not end very well for president assad. but at the same time, you have the incredible pit falls of getting involved in a war inside syria. and that means u.s. pilots would face those very strong russian air defense systems that the syrians have which could cause casualties on the u.s. side. harris? >> harris: leland vittert reporting tonight. thank you very much. monsoonal rains have stopped for now. 77 people reported dead in flooding that they caused. this is our top story as we go around the world in 80 "around 0 seconds." india. the army evacuating thousands of stranded villagers setting up relief camps and air dropping food into parts of the northeastern state. officials saying they are now worried about a disease epidemic because of contaminated water. peru. gunfire in the streets of a northern town. gold mine turned deadly. officials saying several people died as armed protesters attacked a town hall. germany. when a bailiff and his team went to evict a man from his apartment in a southwestern town, the man took them
that would probably not end very well for president assad. but at the same time, you have the incredible pit falls of getting involved in a war inside syria. and that means u.s. pilots would face those very strong russian air defense systems that the syrians have which could cause casualties on the u.s. side. harris? >> harris: leland vittert reporting tonight. thank you very much. monsoonal rains have stopped for now. 77 people reported dead in flooding that they caused. this is our top...
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and not being supportive enough of israel or the rebels trying to overthrow syrian leader bashar al assad. the president likely to ask governor romney specifically what he would do differently and may ask him to say if he's ready to go to iran, he should tell that to a war-weary american public. in their debate tuesday night, romney said the president has squandered america's leadership, especially in the middle east. >> we have iran four years closer to a nuclear bomb, syria. syria's not just the tragedy of 30,000 civilians being killed by a military, but also a strategic, strategically-significant player for america. the president's policies throughout the middle east began with an apology tour and pursue a strategy of leading from behind x this strategy's unraffling before our very eyes. >> reporter: romney also accused the president of being slow to admit the terrorist attack in benghazi, libya, that claimed the lives of ambassador chris stevens and three other americans. mr. romney says he called it a terror attack the next day even while some aides were blaming a protest of an anti-
and not being supportive enough of israel or the rebels trying to overthrow syrian leader bashar al assad. the president likely to ask governor romney specifically what he would do differently and may ask him to say if he's ready to go to iran, he should tell that to a war-weary american public. in their debate tuesday night, romney said the president has squandered america's leadership, especially in the middle east. >> we have iran four years closer to a nuclear bomb, syria. syria's not...
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and then ensure that they obtain the arms they need to defeat assad's tanks and helicopters and fighter jets. >> the syrian government today denied a human rights watch report that shows the remnants of cluster bombs that were dropped over several syrian cities on the road north from the capital to aleppo. these russian-made weapons explode in the air over the city killing civilians and militant alike and are banned by most nations. syria, however, never signed those human rights conventions, shepard. >> shepard: jennifer griffin reporting from the pentagon tonight. president obama today ordered all flags in the u.s. on government and military buildings to fly at half-staff in honor of the late pennsylvania senator arlen specter. the long time lawmaker died over the weekend after a battle with non-hodgkin's lymphoma. he was 82. many politicians from both sides of the aisle remember him a rare commodity in today's political client. a moderate whom his colleagues say always did his best to try to reach some kind of common ground. jim angle his life and times from washington tonight. jim?
and then ensure that they obtain the arms they need to defeat assad's tanks and helicopters and fighter jets. >> the syrian government today denied a human rights watch report that shows the remnants of cluster bombs that were dropped over several syrian cities on the road north from the capital to aleppo. these russian-made weapons explode in the air over the city killing civilians and militant alike and are banned by most nations. syria, however, never signed those human rights...
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now assad has to go. the butcher of damascus, who has killed nearly 20,000 of his own people, including women and children, must go. but we don't know who will come in his place. it could be an even more extreme fundamentalist muslim organization. we cannot afford to scbait see and hope for the best. we must make sure that the stockpile of chemical weapons owned by syria does not fall into the hands of hezbollah or iranian groups or islamic jihad. i think it's the responsibility of israel and the rest of the world, including the united states, to make sure that they don't fall into the wrong hands. and if it is necessary to attack and make sure that they are eliminated, i believe that is what should be done and will be done. >> jamie: israel's defense minister, barack saying israel is preparing for the worst. thank you for joining us this sunday morning. >> eric: the question on our minds is: why? coming up, we will speak with a renowned southern pastor about faith, loss and the ethics of our culture in t
now assad has to go. the butcher of damascus, who has killed nearly 20,000 of his own people, including women and children, must go. but we don't know who will come in his place. it could be an even more extreme fundamentalist muslim organization. we cannot afford to scbait see and hope for the best. we must make sure that the stockpile of chemical weapons owned by syria does not fall into the hands of hezbollah or iranian groups or islamic jihad. i think it's the responsibility of israel and...
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syrian president bashar al assad has to go. the writing is on the wall. those comments from clinton coming after that high level geneva meeting that was led by u.n. syrian envoy kofi annan. the grouping called for an end to the violence and also a transitional unity government here. crucially and the hitch is that wording of the final commune kay does not exclude assad from taking part in that government. the u.s. wanted to keep him out. russia and china didn't want to keep him out. they won. around damascus, we found people getting on with their saturday, maybe trying to take their mind off the fighting which as we've seen in the past several days, is getting closer and closer to the center here. probably not paying too much attention to the diplomacy abroad either. we did peek today with a high level government official and he said very flatly that the assad regime would not take any instructions, any guidance from foreign bodies, including the united states. probably an idea of how the government will respond to the words coming out of geneva today. an
syrian president bashar al assad has to go. the writing is on the wall. those comments from clinton coming after that high level geneva meeting that was led by u.n. syrian envoy kofi annan. the grouping called for an end to the violence and also a transitional unity government here. crucially and the hitch is that wording of the final commune kay does not exclude assad from taking part in that government. the u.s. wanted to keep him out. russia and china didn't want to keep him out. they won....
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assad did this himself says the opposition, to try to discredit them. as for our own state department, officials say it is simply not possible to know the truth. listen. >> there are claims and counterclaims of responsibility. this is a very dangerous situation as the president has been saying. as the secretary has been saying, with regard to the potential of where this violence could cycle to. so that is why the international community has got to do what we can to assist these parties in getting to a democratic transition. >> there will be a flurry of democratic activity over the next week. the u.n. general assembly meeting monday. various foreign ministers meeting as well. president assad said is he nobody's hostage to anybody's words. >> shepard: state department is giving us a glimpse at the kind of weaponry that the syrians are using here. >> interesting series of satellite images released we are told that they show tanks and rocket launchers lined up in and around a number of cities throughout western syria. that's what we are told they are doing.
assad did this himself says the opposition, to try to discredit them. as for our own state department, officials say it is simply not possible to know the truth. listen. >> there are claims and counterclaims of responsibility. this is a very dangerous situation as the president has been saying. as the secretary has been saying, with regard to the potential of where this violence could cycle to. so that is why the international community has got to do what we can to assist these parties in...
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particularly the assad government. i mean these are people they have been fighting now for almost two years. patti ann: yeah. >> so it's not in the cards. patti ann: yeah. and the plan is vague when it comes to assad specifically during that summer meeting in geneva. there was a push to call specifically for assad's ouster but russia opposed that. and as you say, assad is not going to go quietly. russia though very involved. how important is russia's role in all of this? >> we certainly tried to use russia to have influence over the assad regime, one to get a cease-fire, two, to remove assad, you know, from power. the russians have always pushed back on that. listen, the relationship with syria is in their national interests. they have got a port on the mediterranean that is in syria, a military base. it is very important to them strategically. i don't think you will see a real hand being played by russia until they know for a fact that assad is going to go. patti ann: meanwhile though, the envoy, lack tau brahimi is m
particularly the assad government. i mean these are people they have been fighting now for almost two years. patti ann: yeah. >> so it's not in the cards. patti ann: yeah. and the plan is vague when it comes to assad specifically during that summer meeting in geneva. there was a push to call specifically for assad's ouster but russia opposed that. and as you say, assad is not going to go quietly. russia though very involved. how important is russia's role in all of this? >> we...
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even escalated, we saw another move to isolate the regime of bashar assad. six arab countries, six of them in the gulf are now recalling their ambassador from syria and expelling syrian diplomats from their own countries no, sign that's having any effect on the man who continues to murder his own people. the chief fox report correspondent jonathan hunt has been monitoring satellites all day and working on diplomaticcage gel as well. russian foreign minister sat down with president assad today. >> yes, russian foreign minister held meeting and emerged from it to say that the syrian president is committed to peace. that there will be constitutional reforms. that there will be parliamentary elections, that there will be an end to violence. sound familiar? that's because it's exactly what president assad said to members of the arab league several months ago. a state department spokeswoman responded to these latest promises pretty straightforwardly, listen. >> if, in fact, assad supports the end of violence, he knows what he can do today. which he has neglected t
even escalated, we saw another move to isolate the regime of bashar assad. six arab countries, six of them in the gulf are now recalling their ambassador from syria and expelling syrian diplomats from their own countries no, sign that's having any effect on the man who continues to murder his own people. the chief fox report correspondent jonathan hunt has been monitoring satellites all day and working on diplomaticcage gel as well. russian foreign minister sat down with president assad today....
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making the first public appearance in week and state tv showing assad praying in a mosque a few hundred yards from the presidential palace much the prayers marking the beginning of a muslim holiday, the ending of ramadan. the syrian leader had not been seen since a bombing killed four of his cop security advisors. a wildfire approaching, the fire began mid day yesterday burning through thick forests north of sacramento. and firefighters saying 3500 homes are threatened and they suspect the fire started with lightning strikes. i'm harris falkner, now, let's get you back to huckabee, for the headlines when you want them. go to foxnews.com. if you'd like to comment on tonight's show e-mail us at huck mail@foxnews.com. >> the elegs season is heating up and the rhetoric is as well. i'm going to talk to you about some things this week. small businesses owners around the country are starting to let president obama know just how upset they are over that comment you didn't build that. and this week, an iowa caterer served food at president obama's campaign event, while wearing this shirt that sa
making the first public appearance in week and state tv showing assad praying in a mosque a few hundred yards from the presidential palace much the prayers marking the beginning of a muslim holiday, the ending of ramadan. the syrian leader had not been seen since a bombing killed four of his cop security advisors. a wildfire approaching, the fire began mid day yesterday burning through thick forests north of sacramento. and firefighters saying 3500 homes are threatened and they suspect the fire...
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president assad has sent his forces out into the streets of damascus. we have heard reports of them kicking in doors. looking for any rebels that they believe may have been involved in the recent fighting. also in syria's second city. there is very intense fighting. if anyone thought president assad was about to give up this fight, they have clearly been proven wrong. and just to prove that point, rights activists say that this past week has been the bloodiest in all of the 18 months of fighting for syria. more than 1200 killed in the past week alone, shep. >> shepard: jonathan hunt. thank you. believe it or not, syria's olympic at least have reportedly arrived in london and will indeed compete in the summer games. that's according to a olympic committee official who told the reuters news agency that some officials were miss from the syrian entourage. last month the british broadcasting corporation reported that the united kingdom refused a visa is a to the head of syrians national olympic committee. openly critical of the syrian government for its dead
president assad has sent his forces out into the streets of damascus. we have heard reports of them kicking in doors. looking for any rebels that they believe may have been involved in the recent fighting. also in syria's second city. there is very intense fighting. if anyone thought president assad was about to give up this fight, they have clearly been proven wrong. and just to prove that point, rights activists say that this past week has been the bloodiest in all of the 18 months of...
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iran is trying to really show the world solidarity with assad. some suggest tehran is trying to reframe the syrian conflict as part of a wider battle with the united states and other world powers. ambassador john bolton is a former u.s. ambassador to the u.n. and a fox news contributor. ambassador bolton, one iranian analyst had this to say. it means now, this appearance with the envoy in syria, this is now a more international war. is it? >> well, it always has been. i think what's remarkable about the iranian declaration of their intention to stick with the assad regime is that it represents a very public doubling down of long-standing iranian support. you know if you looked at the media narrative over the past couple weeks after the assassination of the assad regime's defense minister, opposition attacks on the capital, damascus, aleppo, the largest city, one would have thought that the assad regime was on the verge of falling or that its trajectory was inevitably down and that allies of the regime like russia and iran might have said, maybe w
iran is trying to really show the world solidarity with assad. some suggest tehran is trying to reframe the syrian conflict as part of a wider battle with the united states and other world powers. ambassador john bolton is a former u.s. ambassador to the u.n. and a fox news contributor. ambassador bolton, one iranian analyst had this to say. it means now, this appearance with the envoy in syria, this is now a more international war. is it? >> well, it always has been. i think what's...
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it would be accommodating, soft on syria, return of the ambassador hillary clinton saying that assad is a reformer. distancing from israel, withdrawal from iraq. all of these were premiseed on the thought that if we only were more accommodating with the muslim world we would be popular and we would have respect and affection again. that is now inflamed, so they have to pretend it's all about a video. >> bret: 30 seconds, fred. does this turn politically for mitt romney after all of the focus by much of the main stream media on the official statement about this incident? >> well, i thought the statement was correct then. the ball is in his court. it's up to him. he has an opportunity to now take a strong stand on foreign policy. this is a test of his leadership. and we'll see what happens. there is plenty of time left in alisyn camerot the campaign a small stand. >> bret: 20 seconds. >> 26% of people approved of the romney state in the the poll today. that doesn't look great for him. he is not stepping in to this and he is not acting with real estate is not following through on the in
it would be accommodating, soft on syria, return of the ambassador hillary clinton saying that assad is a reformer. distancing from israel, withdrawal from iraq. all of these were premiseed on the thought that if we only were more accommodating with the muslim world we would be popular and we would have respect and affection again. that is now inflamed, so they have to pretend it's all about a video. >> bret: 30 seconds, fred. does this turn politically for mitt romney after all of the...
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syrian president bashar assad remains powerful. his army fully in control. and the current plan says nothing about him leaving office. add to that, recent promises by the arab state to provide opposition with weapons. there is little hope that the u.n. plan will succeed. in jerusalem, leland vittert, fox news. >> bret: not everyone here in washington is thrilled that the obama administration officials welcomed members of egypt's muslim brotherhood to the white house this week. senior white house foreign affairs correspondent wendell goler explains why it happened anyway. >> reporter: when egypt's muslim brotherhood helped push hosni mubarak from power a year ago, the u.s. officials welcome the islamist group assurance it would not run its own candid for the presidency. by the time they introduceed the candidate this weekend, obama administration was ready for the change of heart. they met with mid-level white house aides tuesday and today press secretary jay carney defended the talks. >> the fact that egypt's political landscape changed and the actors have b
syrian president bashar assad remains powerful. his army fully in control. and the current plan says nothing about him leaving office. add to that, recent promises by the arab state to provide opposition with weapons. there is little hope that the u.n. plan will succeed. in jerusalem, leland vittert, fox news. >> bret: not everyone here in washington is thrilled that the obama administration officials welcomed members of egypt's muslim brotherhood to the white house this week. senior...
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syria's president assad accusing the violent up rising in this country. assad saying the u.s. is partnering with terror seeking to kopple his government. he will not step down in the face of international challenges. he is coming after the military conducts military how syria might react to an attack from foreign military. fox business special out of work. flush >> welcome back to our fox business special "out of work." i am lou dobbs. nearly 14 million americans are out of work. what should a government do about that. as john stossel reports when campaigning for president barack obama said this. >> we need to expand unemployment benefits and extend them for those who can't find another job right away. >> after obama's election benefits were extended to as long as 99 weeks in some states. now the president campaign ad lists the extension as an example of how the president kept his word. >> 2 million americans know with certainty they won't lose their emergency unemployment insurance at the end of this month. >> then knowing a check is waiting has nasty side feths. >> when unem
syria's president assad accusing the violent up rising in this country. assad saying the u.s. is partnering with terror seeking to kopple his government. he will not step down in the face of international challenges. he is coming after the military conducts military how syria might react to an attack from foreign military. fox business special out of work. flush >> welcome back to our fox business special "out of work." i am lou dobbs. nearly 14 million americans are out of...
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assad also flat-out denies any involvement in the massacre in one small town where more than a hundred unarmed civilians died, many of them children and many nations expressing outrage at the killing and some including the united states expelling syrian diplomates, assad's government to blame for killing some 9,000 of its own citizens since the uprising last year. we're learning new details of a shooting at one of canada's largest shopping smalls and canadian police are hunting the gunman who sent shoppers stampeding over each other to get away from the bullets. it's our top story as we go around the world in 80 seconds. canada, panic in a busy shopping mall food court. a man opened fire killing one person and five injured including a 13-year-old boy in critical condition now. >> the injuries to the man who was killed certainly indicates he was the targeted victim of the shooting, but there are a number of people who are innocent bystanders. >> harris: some were trampled in a rush to get out of the mall. ghana, a pilot trying to land a cargo plane smashes through an airport fence and i
assad also flat-out denies any involvement in the massacre in one small town where more than a hundred unarmed civilians died, many of them children and many nations expressing outrage at the killing and some including the united states expelling syrian diplomates, assad's government to blame for killing some 9,000 of its own citizens since the uprising last year. we're learning new details of a shooting at one of canada's largest shopping smalls and canadian police are hunting the gunman who...
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what this means for president assads regime and efforts to end the bloody conflict. ambassador john bolton live just moments from now with his take. jamie: plus a very special christmas for a little boy who spent the day hanging out with his dad at work. what made their time together so special and turned it into the christmas gift this little boy always wanted. that's next. ♪ . kelly: welcome back. right now an investigation underway after a deadly tanker crash shuts down both sides of a busy texas freeway. this was the scene in houston this morning where authorities say a tanker truck overturned and burst into flames just east of the city's main airport. the driver of the 18-wheeler was killed in the wreck. the flames, shutting down both sides of the freeway. the southbound lanes have since reopened. hazmat teams trying to figure out what kind of cargo the truck was actually carrying. there is no word yetcaused this. jamie: well, right now there is word of a high level defection in syria's civil war as the general of the country's military police reportedly switc
what this means for president assads regime and efforts to end the bloody conflict. ambassador john bolton live just moments from now with his take. jamie: plus a very special christmas for a little boy who spent the day hanging out with his dad at work. what made their time together so special and turned it into the christmas gift this little boy always wanted. that's next. ♪ . kelly: welcome back. right now an investigation underway after a deadly tanker crash shuts down both sides of a...
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in the hands of moderate forces in the opposition to put pressure on assad a bring him down. do it through the renallal partners, through the saudis and qataris and turks. they need support and coordination. united states has been dragging its feet for a long time. there have been effort to reach out to opposition forces. it's too late. more to be done. >> bret: afghanistan, 2014 is still a date he is going to look at. he would listen to commanderrers on the ground. is that a date that is firm? troops coming home if it's president romney in 2014? >> in that respect our position is if same with the president. we have disagreement with the president on afghanistan. we were skeptical of negotiation with taliban. we were against, you know, the politically timed troop withdrawal around the fighting season. >> bret: now you're on the same page. >> always been -- as far as the 2014 transition, be clear about, this governor romney has been for the 2014 transition. >> bret: obama has a date on a page? >> obama is main tag flexibility after -- maintaining flexibility after 2014 with co
in the hands of moderate forces in the opposition to put pressure on assad a bring him down. do it through the renallal partners, through the saudis and qataris and turks. they need support and coordination. united states has been dragging its feet for a long time. there have been effort to reach out to opposition forces. it's too late. more to be done. >> bret: afghanistan, 2014 is still a date he is going to look at. he would listen to commanderrers on the ground. is that a date that is...
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we have been very clear to the assad regime and also to other players on the ground, that a red line for us is we see a budge chemical weapons moving around or being utilized. >>shepard: a red line for us is if we see a bunch of chemical weapons being moved around or utilized. we understand they are being moved around. activists say this is unprecedented fighting today in syria's largest city after rebels launched an offensive against the troops. they said they were going to and today they did. all the while, world leaders meeting at the n in new york to try to figure out any way to stop the slaughter. jonathan hunt is at the united nations again today. jonathan, any chance of concrete action from the u.n. on this? >>jonathan: very little from the u.n. itself. on the sidelines of this week's united nations general assembly, there is a meeting going on right now here in new york city of the so-called "friends of syria" group. secretary of state, hillary clinton is at the meeting and she has announced today there will be an extra $45 million sent by the united states to aid the rebels,
we have been very clear to the assad regime and also to other players on the ground, that a red line for us is we see a budge chemical weapons moving around or being utilized. >>shepard: a red line for us is if we see a bunch of chemical weapons being moved around or utilized. we understand they are being moved around. activists say this is unprecedented fighting today in syria's largest city after rebels launched an offensive against the troops. they said they were going to and today...
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>> i think targeting the assad regime has been attempted. obviously, there are more sanctions that can be tried. a no-fly zone creating humanitarian protection zones, working with the neighboring countries like turkey to help prevent these foreign fighters from coming into syria which are giving the assad regime a pretext for blaming terrorism instead of focusing on what really needs to happen which is political process for them leaving office. >> political process but very human one as we look at the pictures, young children's lives being taken, as well. let's go back to the meeting, monday president obama plans to sit down with vladimir putin at g-20 in mexico and russia had gone on the record as saying moscow will not object to assad's departure if syrian people agree. can they find any common ground? >> i would like to think so. the rhetoric around the meeting is already difficult. you got a bill in congress that is focusing on russian human rights. you have the russians apparently reinforcing the syrian military and looking at their int
>> i think targeting the assad regime has been attempted. obviously, there are more sanctions that can be tried. a no-fly zone creating humanitarian protection zones, working with the neighboring countries like turkey to help prevent these foreign fighters from coming into syria which are giving the assad regime a pretext for blaming terrorism instead of focusing on what really needs to happen which is political process for them leaving office. >> political process but very human...
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it's to the benefit of iran, it's a chance for assad to regroup in syria. it sets the stage for much worst things ahe. north korea is watching the precedence here. this is all important. i'll give you an example of a decisive act that spared us grief at the moment. in 2007 when syria was collaborating with north korea on building a nuclear reactor, the israeli air force took out that reactor which was ready to go live. thanks to that we are not now contending as well with a blu plutonium factor on the river in syria. that was a risky thing to do and something that was not going to get applause from the world community, the israelis did it, we need to thank them for it. we now need to look to washington and ask, what is the administration there prepared to do that will now choose best among the risky alternatives and actually do something to head off the real danger that syrian chemical weapons, possibly even biological weapons will end up in hands where they could be used to strike not only israel, but the united states. jenna: gives us something to think a
it's to the benefit of iran, it's a chance for assad to regroup in syria. it sets the stage for much worst things ahe. north korea is watching the precedence here. this is all important. i'll give you an example of a decisive act that spared us grief at the moment. in 2007 when syria was collaborating with north korea on building a nuclear reactor, the israeli air force took out that reactor which was ready to go live. thanks to that we are not now contending as well with a blu plutonium factor...
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do you think bashar al-assad will step down? he seems to be emboldened by these recent action. >> everyone thinks, all the experts, the israeli analysts that are following, for israeli it's really vital, they say the countdown for the end of this regime is there, it's happening, and i think that really bashar al-assad -- i've been in the gulf recently in dubai. they said he bought a house in dubai. it looks like it's really the beginning of the end of bashar al-assad, in a question of weeks or months. the key is now the army. and i know some officers, high rank officers are leaving him. if it continues, this process it can be a question really of some months, and we are going to see a huge change in syria, because, you know, the end of this regime is also a strategic event for the area, because as you know syria is an ally of iran, and hezbollah is in lebanon is an arm of iran. there will be a cut between iran and hezbollah that can change the situation. martha: the big question about who will fill that vacuum, whether iranian f
do you think bashar al-assad will step down? he seems to be emboldened by these recent action. >> everyone thinks, all the experts, the israeli analysts that are following, for israeli it's really vital, they say the countdown for the end of this regime is there, it's happening, and i think that really bashar al-assad -- i've been in the gulf recently in dubai. they said he bought a house in dubai. it looks like it's really the beginning of the end of bashar al-assad, in a question of...
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you have an assad killing neem syria. middle east devolving to chaos. i'm ran, iraq, afghanistan, i don't think -- >> eric: israel. >> bob: are you suggesting that there is, that that is obama's fault for all of those things? >> dana: i hope he gets a question -- >> andrea: my comments made. it's about giving russians -- >> bob: are you suggesting the president of the united states is responsible for all of that? >> andrea: i think he took a lot of credit for the arab spring. so he will have a tough time explaining that. >> eric: we have to go. let you know i called bob schieffer today to offer friendly conservative advice. called his assistant and someone said she would give bob the message. miff phone hasn't rung all day but i'm still holding out hope. mr. schieffer, please. >> bob: even your wife hasn't called you? >> eric: she did but mr. schieffer didn't call. look at this new ad. it's the frightening reality struggling in the obama economy. greg has that and celebrity fantasy ads from the obama camp. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> greg: so i got to wonder if
you have an assad killing neem syria. middle east devolving to chaos. i'm ran, iraq, afghanistan, i don't think -- >> eric: israel. >> bob: are you suggesting that there is, that that is obama's fault for all of those things? >> dana: i hope he gets a question -- >> andrea: my comments made. it's about giving russians -- >> bob: are you suggesting the president of the united states is responsible for all of that? >> andrea: i think he took a lot of credit for...